INGREDIENTS 

-250 gms raw Water Chestnuts

-500 ml milk

-200 gms. Sugar

-5/6 cardamoms (powdered)

-Mixed dry fruits

-100 gms. Ghee

 

METHOD 

Peel the water chestnuts, wash and grate.

Heat ghee in a kadhai.

Add grated fruit and sauté.

Add milk and allow it to boil.

Once the milk is burnt off add sugar.

After the sugar too is burnt off, put off the gas and keep stirring.

Add cardamom powder and dry fruits.

 

BENEFITS 

Water chestnuts are low in calorie. 100 gms of water chestnut has approx.115 calorie. Very beneficial for thyroid patients as well as pregnant women.

 

Nutrition values – Water chestnut halwa

Cultural information – Water chestnut halwa